Spring sales surge as back-to-basic buyers discover true value in small-town recreational markets
FRANK O’BRIENOther An early death to B.C.’s harmonized sales tax (HST) on recreational residences, much lower condo and cottage prices, a sharp upturn in the Alberta economy and a renewed search for retirement havens has spurred a spring surge in the vacation-home market. But this upstroke is different from the cycle that ended four years [...]
